President And Board of Trustees Chair of Holy Cross College“ Holy Cross will continue to be known as Crusaders.” However henceforward, a Holy Cross Crusader is now re-defined as follows: We are crusaders for human rights, social justice, and care for the environment “– You can’t make this stuff up

Pope Gregory X with Noccolo And Maffeo Polo
In 1271, Pope Gregory received a letter from the Mongol Great Khan Kublai, remitted by Niccolo and Matteo Polo following their travels to his court in Mongolia. Kublai asked for a holy oil from the holy sepulchral and Friars to evangelize his people